Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen is a semifinalist for the Broyles Award as college football's top assistant coach.
Tom Allen already has been named college football's top head coach. Now the Penn State defensive coordinator a semifinalist for the award recognizing college football's best assistant coach.
Allen is among 15 semifinalists for the Broyles Award, which goes to the nation's top assistant. In his first season as Penn State's defensive coordinator, Allen has guided a unit that ranks fourth nationally in total defense, sixth in scoring defense and seventh in rushing defense. Allen also helped guide first-year defensive end Abdul Carter to theafter seven seasons as head coach at Indiana, where he was named the Big Ten and AFCA national coach of the year in 2020.
"Who you follow plays a role in how you’re perceived," Franklin said. "He follows Manny Diaz, and we have one of the top defenses in the country, so you come in here and ... unless you’re No. 1, it doesn't feel like you you got a whole lot better. We've got one of the top defenses in the country. Our defense is our highest-rated unit, and no one’s talking about it. He’s done a really good job.
Joining Allen on the list of semifinalists are Arizona State offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo, Army West Point defensive coordinator Nate Woody, Boise State offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, Colorado defensive coordinator Robert Livingston, Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines, Miami offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson, Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden, Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, SMU defensive coordinator Scott...
No. 3 Penn State will face No. 1 Oregon in the 2024 Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianpolis. CBS will televise beginning at 8 p.m. ET.Mark Wogenrich is Editor and Publisher of AllPennState, the site for Penn State news on SI's FanNation Network. He has covered Penn State sports for more than two decades across three coaching staffs and three Rose Bowls.
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